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Gemini 4 Argon vs Inkling Small

Updated October 21, 2026. 58 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.

Replace Gemini 4 Argon Replace Inkling Small
Gemini 4 ArgonGoogle
Coding
80.5
Overall
52.6
Output $/M
$10.00
58
T Inkling SmallThinking Machines
Coding
29.9
Overall
25.7
Output $/M
$1.20
0
vs boards won of 58 shared

Decision reading

Pick Gemini 4 Argon for coding: it scores 80.5 on the Vibe Coding Index against 29.9 for Inkling Small.

Pick Inkling Small when output tokens cost 8.3x less.

Model AGemini 4 ArgonGoogle80.5/1002 independent benchmarksNo cost per solved taskModel BInkling SmallThinking Machines29.9/1001 independent benchmark$0.16 per solved task
Shared results
58
Gemini 4 Argon only
34
Inkling Small only
26
Like-for-like categories
7 of 9

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Gemini 4 Argon 80.5 from 2 benchmarks, Inkling Small 29.9 from 1 benchmark.
Widest category
Math, 39.3 points apart on average over 6 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
ProofBench: Gemini 4 Argon 99.0% against Inkling Small 6.0%, 93.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Gemini 4 Argon $10.00 against Inkling Small $1.20 per million output tokens, 8.3x apart.
Context window
Gemini 4 Argon takes 1.05M tokens, Inkling Small 524K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryGemini 4 ArgonBarsInkling SmallTies
Coding130
Intelligence20
Agentic work50
Reasoning80
Math60
Knowledge70
General170
All shared boards580
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index130
Coding benchmarks for Gemini 4 Argon and Inkling Small
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonInkling SmallLeader
LiveBench coding89.7%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
LMArena WebDev16781409Gemini 4 Argon
AA Coding IndexNot measured52.9Only Inkling Small measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured85.9%Only Inkling Small measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured82.2%Only Inkling Small measured
Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI)57.6%0.0%Gemini 4 Argon
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)91.9%19.1%Gemini 4 Argon
Code migration (Vals AI)68.2%13.7%Gemini 4 Argon
ProgramBench (Vals AI)2.5%0.5%Gemini 4 Argon
IOI (Vals AI)100.0%9.3%Gemini 4 Argon
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)57.7%55.1%Gemini 4 Argon
SWE-bench Multimodal (Vals AI)56.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Vibe Code Bench 1-100 (Vals AI)21.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
SkillsBench (Vals AI)Not measured33.6%Only Inkling Small measured
CyberBench (Vals AI)77.9%64.1%Gemini 4 Argon
SciCode61.8%49.7%Gemini 4 Argon
FrontierCode47.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
FrontierSWE55.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
ALE-Bench2100.1Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
LMArena Text: coding15461450Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: software and IT15561447Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena WebDev: React16921399Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena WebDev: HTML16431398Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena WebDev: from an imageNot measured1410Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
Intelligence benchmarks for Gemini 4 Argon and Inkling Small
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonInkling SmallLeader
AA Intelligence Index52.625.7Gemini 4 Argon
Epoch Capabilities Index166.4150.3Gemini 4 Argon
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
Agentic work benchmarks for Gemini 4 Argon and Inkling Small
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonInkling SmallLeader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured23.5Only Inkling Small measured
Design Arena: spreadsheets1151Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
LiveBench research83.1%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
LiveBench browser92.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
LiveBench long agentic69.9%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
SREBench (Vals AI)44.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)65.4%41.3%Gemini 4 Argon
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)44.6%15.4%Gemini 4 Argon
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)54.8%25.5%Gemini 4 Argon
Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI)27.1%2.9%Gemini 4 Argon
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)75.2%31.8%Gemini 4 Argon
BioMysteryBench (Vals AI)76.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI)44.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Vals Science Index55.4%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Time Horizon Index (Vals AI)52.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
CUA-bench (Vals AI)4.8%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Robo-bench (Vals AI)0.8%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
APEX-Agents82.4%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Vending-Bench 2$13,718Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index80
Reasoning benchmarks for Gemini 4 Argon and Inkling Small
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonInkling SmallLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured83.6%Only Inkling Small measured
LiveBench reasoning95.1%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
MysteryMechanism (Vals AI)45.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured89.5%Only Inkling Small measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)57.1%33.3%Gemini 4 Argon
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)96.4%88.5%Gemini 4 Argon
ARC-AGI98.5%84.0%Gemini 4 Argon
ARC-AGI-291.3%40.1%Gemini 4 Argon
Chess puzzles59.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Mystery game puzzles64.0%6.0%Gemini 4 Argon
EBR-bench64.8%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts15461423Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: expert15501441Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English15481429Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1251Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1257Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index60
Math benchmarks for Gemini 4 Argon and Inkling Small
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonInkling SmallLeader
OTIS Mock AIME100.0%90.0%Gemini 4 Argon
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 386.0%46.3%Gemini 4 Argon
FrontierMath, tier 478.0%17.1%Gemini 4 Argon
ProofBench99.0%6.0%Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: math15361459Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: mathematical work15571441Gemini 4 Argon
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index70
Knowledge benchmarks for Gemini 4 Argon and Inkling Small
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonInkling SmallLeader
MMLU ProNot measured85.6%Only Inkling Small measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)88.3%83.0%Gemini 4 Argon
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured69.6%Only Inkling Small measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured75.5%Only Inkling Small measured
MortgageTax (Vals AI)Not measured62.3%Only Inkling Small measured
MedCode (Vals AI)58.8%37.9%Gemini 4 Argon
SimpleQA Verified76.0%19.1%Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: science15481428Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare15551413Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: legal and government15481415Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: business and finance15251413Gemini 4 Argon
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Gemini 4 Argon and Inkling Small
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonInkling SmallLeader
Design Arena: websites1315Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Design Arena: UI components1333Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Design Arena: game dev1377Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Design Arena: data viz1334Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Design Arena: 3D1389Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Design Arena: all code categories1328Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
LiveBench design73.7%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index170
General benchmarks for Gemini 4 Argon and Inkling Small
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonInkling SmallLeader
Vals Index69.2%27.6%Gemini 4 Argon
LiveBench data analysis85.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)69.8%59.4%Gemini 4 Argon
SAGE (Vals AI)53.6%32.7%Gemini 4 Argon
MedScribe (Vals AI)87.4%84.1%Gemini 4 Argon
Vals Multimodal IndexNot measured50.0%Only Inkling Small measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)79.7%75.7%Gemini 4 Argon
DTBench97.6%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
LMCA63.7%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
Furniture assembly72.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 4 Argon measured
LMArena Text15321413Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: instruction following15341399Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: creative writing15271334Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena VisionNot measured1237Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: English15381421Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: non-English15221401Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: Chinese16111464Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: GermanNot measured1408Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: JapaneseNot measured1401Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: KoreanNot measured1367Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: FrenchNot measured1435Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: Spanish15031422Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: Russian15341394Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1428Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn15561416Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: longer queries15471402Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: writing and language15291357Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Text: entertainment and media15271352Gemini 4 Argon
LMArena Vision: EnglishNot measured1243Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1292Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: reading textNot measured1243Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: humorNot measured1207Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: creative writingNot measured1205Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Gemini 4 Argon and Inkling Small
BenchmarkGemini 4 ArgonInkling SmallLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Gemini 4 Argon$0.0070Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.0010Fits in one request

Inkling Small costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Gemini 4 Argon$0.130Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.026Fits in one request

Inkling Small costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Gemini 4 Argon$0.500Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.102Fits in one request

Inkling Small costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Gemini 4 Argon and Inkling Small
SpecificationGoogle Gemini 4 ArgonThinking Machines Inkling Small
MakerGoogleThinking Machines
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedOctober 13, 2026July 30, 2026
Context window1.05M524K
Input $/Mtok$2.00$0.45
Output $/Mtok$10.00$1.20
Coding index80.529.9
Independent measurements behind it21
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.16
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Inkling Small for coding?

Pick Gemini 4 Argon for coding: it scores 80.5 on the Vibe Coding Index against 29.9 for Inkling Small. Pick Inkling Small when output tokens cost 8.3x less.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 4 Argon or Inkling Small?

Gemini 4 Argon costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens; Inkling Small costs $0.45 and $1.20. Cost per solved task is known for Inkling Small only.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 4 Argon or Inkling Small?

Gemini 4 Argon, with 1.05M tokens against 524K.

How many benchmarks is the Gemini 4 Argon vs Inkling Small comparison based on?

58 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Gemini 4 Argon's coding index rests on 2 independent benchmarks and Inkling Small's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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